Ash Hand
| Ash Hand | |
|---|---|
 Hand at Thruxton Circuit in 2022. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 24 April 1994 Nuneaton, Warwickshire England |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 97 |
| Former teams | CarStore Power Maxed Racing |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 19th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013 2016 | British GT Championship Renault UK Clio Cup Renault Sport Trophy |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | British GT Championship GT4 |
Ashley Joseph Hand (born 24 April 1994) is a British racing driver who competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing.[1] He was the GT4 champion of the 2019 British GT Championship, driving with Tom Canning.[2]
Career
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Karting
[edit]Hand started karting in 2008, at the age of 13, and over a 5 year career he won various titles in the Rotax Junior and Rotax Max categories. He returned to karting in 2015 to compete in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix for the third time in the Rotax Max class.
Renault UK Clio Cup
[edit]Hand made his car racing debut in the 2013 Renault UK Clio Cup with Team Pyro.[3] He came 9th in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to 8th. Switching back to Team Pyro for the 2015 season, Hand finished second in the standings, losing the title to Ashley Sutton due to a mechanical failure in the final round.[4]
He returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.[5]
Renault Sport Trophy
[edit]Hand competed in selected rounds of the AM class and the Endurance Trophy of the 2016 Renault Sport Trophy, where he was 22nd in the Endurance Trophy and 14th in the AM class.[6]
British GT Championship
[edit]Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship.[7] With 1 win and 4 podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.[2][8]
British Touring Car Championship
[edit]2022
[edit]Following a two-year sabbatical, it was announced in 2022 that Hand would partner Michael Crees at Power Maxed Racing for the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.[1][9] With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and 3rd in the Jack Sears Trophy.
2023
[edit]Although Hand signed a multi-year contract in 2022, he announced via social media that he would sit out from the championship in 2023.[10]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax | 25th |
| BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship | 9th | |
| 2009 | Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior | 11th |
| MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | 1st | |
| 2010 | Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max | 1st |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | 2nd | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior | 28th | |
| Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior | 9th | |
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Senior Rotax | 28th |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 31st | |
| 2012 | Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship | 11th |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 1st | |
| Rotax International Open - Senior | 9th | |
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior | 10th | |
| Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior | 3rd | |
| 2015 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 3rd |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 9th |
| 2014 | Renault Clio Cup UK | SV Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 284 | 8th |
| 2015 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 454 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | Oregon Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22nd |
| Renault Sport Trophy - AM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | |||
| 2017 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 17th |
| 2018 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Matrix Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19th |
| 2019 | British GT Championship - GT4 | TF Sport | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 1st |
| 2022 | British Touring Car Championship | CarStore Power Maxed Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19th |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 27 |
SNE 1 20 |
SNE 2 15 |
SIL 1 15 |
DON 1 19 |
SPA 1 14 |
BRH 1 15 |
DON 1 14 |
1st | 140 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CarStore Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall Astra | DON 1 18 |
DON 2 17 |
DON 3 23 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 21 |
THR 1 10 |
THR 2 10 |
THR 3 9 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 22 |
OUL 3 9 |
CRO 1 18 |
CRO 2 17 |
CRO 3 13 |
KNO 1 25 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 17 |
SNE 1 13 |
SNE 2 10 |
SNE 3 Ret |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 Ret |
THR 3 17 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 21 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BRH 1 18 |
BRH 2 17 |
BRH 3 15 |
19th | 55 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ash Hand completes new look Power Maxed line-up". TouringCarTimes.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "GT4: Steller take victory but it's Canning and Hand's title at #DoningtonDecider". British GT. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Motorsport: Ash Hand swaps karts for cars in the Renault UK Clio Cup". CoventryLive. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Ash Hand denied Renault Clio Cup crown by mechanical misfortune". AutoMobilSport.com. 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Hand returns to Clio Cup". Overtake Motorsport. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "BIG EUROPEAN BREAK WITH RENAULT SPORT FOR ASH HAND AFTER 2015 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE CHALLENGE". Renault. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "TF juniors accepted to the AMR Driver Academy, Ash Hand joins for British GT4 challenge". TF Sport. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Ash Hand takes 2019 British GT Championship GT4 Class title at Donington Park". Black Eagle Media. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Ash Hand joins Power Maxed Racing". ITV. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (28 February 2023). "Taylor-Smith switches to Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall for 2023 BTCC". Autosport. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Ash Hand career summary at DriverDB.com
- Driver Profile at BTCC